Progress M-53
 Progress M-53 approaching the ISS. | |
| Mission type | ISSresupply |
|---|---|
| Operator | Roskosmos |
| COSPAR ID | 2005-021A |
| SATCATno. | 28700 |
| Mission duration | 83 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Progress-Ms/n 353 |
| Manufacturer | RKK Energia |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 16 June 2005, 23:09:34 UTC |
| Rocket | Soyuz-U |
| Launch site | Baikonur,Site 1/5 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Deorbited |
| Decay date | 7 September 2005, 14:12:40 UTC |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 351 km |
| Apogee altitude | 353 km |
| Inclination | 51.6° |
| Period | 91.0 minutes |
| Docking withISS | |
| Docking port | Zvezdaaft |
| Docking date | 19 June 2005, 00:41:31 UTC |
| Undocking date | 7 September 2005, 10:25:57 UTC |
| Time docked | 80 days |
| Cargo | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
Progress ISS Resupply | |
Progress M-53(Russian:Прогресс М-53), identified byNASAasProgress 18P,was aProgressspacecraft used to resupply theInternational Space Station.It was aProgress-M11F615A55 spacecraft, with theserial number353.[1]
Launch
[edit]Progress M-53 was launched by aSoyuz-Ucarrier rocket fromSite 1/5at theBaikonur Cosmodrome.Launch occurred at 23:09:34 UTC on 16 June 2005.[1]
Docking
[edit]The spacecraft docked with the aft port of theZvezdamodule at 00:41:31 UTC on 19 June 2005.[2][3]The docking was conducted using the backupTORUsystem, under the control of cosmonautSergei Krikalev,due to a power failure at one of the spacecraft's ground control stations.[4]It remained docked for 80 days before undocking at 10:25:57 UTC on 7 September 2005[2]to make way forProgress M-54.[4]It was deorbited at 13:26:00 UTC on 7 September 2005.[2]The spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere over thePacific Ocean,with any remaining debris landing in the ocean at around 14:12:40 UTC.[2][5]
Progress M-53 carried supplies to the International Space Station, including food, water and oxygen for the crew and equipment for conducting scientific research.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abMcDowell, Jonathan."Launch Log".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved6 June2009.
- ^abcdAnikeev, Alexander."Cargo spacecraft" Progress M-53 "".Manned Astronautics - Figures and Facts. Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2007.Retrieved6 June2009.
- ^Wade, Mark."Progress M".Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2009.Retrieved6 June2009.
- ^abZak, Anatoly."Progress cargo ship".RussianSpaceWeb.Retrieved6 June2009.
- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved6 June2009.
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